Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius pygmaeus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Tritia Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Tritia incrassata, Tritia corniculum, Nassarius tiarula, Nassarius arcularia | ||
Tritia pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
References
Tritia pygmaea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA